Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 21035, Stephen Earl, Navy (Mass.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Navy (Mass.)
Earl, Stephen Priscilla
W 21035
CONTENTS

in letter to C. W. Nov. 3. 1832
12,131
New York
Stephen Earl
of Providence in the State of New York who was a sergeant in the private commanded by Captain Thompson of the company by Colonel in the U.S. Army line, for the term of six  months , from 1778 to 1778.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of Twenty Dollars per month, to commence on the 1st day of April 1808 and
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd of June 1819 and sent to Deer Markweather, by Galway, N.Y.
Continued on the Roll on 3 rd day of July 1828 and notification sent to Rev. P. Taylor at Ballston Spa N.Y. Pension commencing on the 27 th of June 1828
Amount due on 4th of Sept 1828 } $ 18.12
{ Revolutionary Claim, Acts March 18, 1818. May 1, 1820.

Cherry 555
Letter to Col. Wash 29 Jan 1839 " " H.S. Goff 19 May 1842.
Priscilla Cook
wife of Captain Cook R.N. who was a prisoner under the British at the Battle of the Chesapeake and who died on the 8th May 1833 of Saratoga Co. in the State of N.Y. who was at the time of her death the widow of the said Captain Cook by Captain [blank] of the [blank] commanded by [blank] in the [blank] at [blank] line for [blank] 18 [blank] 40.00 [blank] 18 [blank] 92.33 [blank] 18 [blank] 8175.33
Inserted on the Roll of Pensions at the rate of 153 Dollars 33 Cents per annum to commence on the 24th day of March, 1836
Certificate of Pension issued the 3rd day of Oct. 1835 and [blank] Cash [blank] [blank] [blank]
Arrears to the 24th of Feb. 38 333.33 Semi-annual allowance on [blank] 1838 120.00
{ Act July 1838.
Recorded by [blank] Book [blank] Vol. 2 Page [blank]

State of New York Washington County ss. 1776
In this county first day of April 1776 before me the Subscribers, one of the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Washington and State of New York personally appeared Stephen Carl of Prov- idence in the County and State aforesaid, aged sixty four years old being by me first duly sworn, according to law and on his oath made the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of the Legislature "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war:" That the said Stephen Carl enlisted in the service of Providence the State of Rhode Island in the Month of July in the year 1776. as a Sergeant of Morins on board the Frigate Providence of 32 guns for the term of one year - Served about six months on board the said Frigate in the capacity of Sergeant - at which time the said Regiment of Morins was broke and the deponent advanced to the place of the said becom- ing a Lieutenant. The name of said 2 nd Lieut. was Seth Hopkins - That this deponent served in the capa- city of said 2 nd Lieutenant for about four months at which time Army Parker, the first Lieutenant of said Regiment was broke and this deponent was then advanced to the first Lieutenantcy on board the said Frigate and served as such for the term of four months at the expiration of the said four months the Captain of said Morins, by the name of Silas Deane was appointed second Lieutenant on board the said Frigate whereupon he this deponent was advanced to the Captaincy of Morins in which capacity he this deponent served until the Month of April 1778. at which time he was discharged at Prov- idence in the State of Rhode Island from the said

service by receiving his wages and an entry in the Register of the said Frigate. And this deponent further says that he continued on board the said Frigate from the time of his said first enlistment until his said discharge out of which time he this deponent served as a commissioned officer for at least the term of fifteen months and received pay as such for the said fifteen months.
The said deponent further says that he is in reduced circumstances, and stands in need of the assistance of his country for support - And this deponent further says that he knows of no other evidence now in his power in support of his said service.
Stephen Earl
Sworn to and declared before me this day and year aforesaid
Henry Paton, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of S Galway.
3) I, the undersigned, Judge as aforesaid, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said Stephen Earl did serve in the revolutionary war, as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy; and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken & had before me to the Secretary of the War Department pursuant to the directions of the aforesaid act of Congress. And I do further certify that I am personally acquainted with the above named Stephen Earl & that he is of good moral character & that I do believe the above declaration in all respects to be true. Dated this 21 st day of April A.D. 1818.
Henry Paton

State of New York Saratoga County } I Thomas Palmer Clerk of the said County do certify that Avery Starr was at the time whose name is subscribed to the preceding affidavit and Certificate was at the date thereof a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the said County acting under the authority of this State That the above is his signature In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed the County seal the 27 th January 1819
Thomas Palmer Clerk
P.S. Since taking the above declaration & making the above certificate the above named applicant has produced additional testimony of his said services - And if the he should be placed on the pension list he wishes his certificate transmitted to me at Galway in the County of Saratoga N. York, and much obliged
Hon Secy of War
Your obedt. Servt Avery Starr

Stephen Carl application for residence. 41

State of New York

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Admiral
Sergeant of Marine's 8th Lieut. do 7th
Aaron Nash Esq. Ballston Spa New York

State of New York County of Saratoga } ss:
On this 24 th day of August in the year 1838, personally appeared before me George G. Scott a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Saratoga and State of New York, Priscilla Earl, a resident of Milton in the County of Saratoga and State of New York, aged 75 years, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, clerk, on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7, 1838, entitled "The Act, granting half pay and Pensions to certain Widows:" That she is the Widow of Stephen Earl late of the Town of Milton in the County of Saratoga and State of New York deceased, Who was a Sergeant, Second Lieutenant and first Lieutenant, in the Navy of the United States; that he resided in the Town of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol in the state of Massachusetts when he entered into the marine service of the United States in the War of the Revolution, that to the best of her knowledge information and belief he the said Stephen Earl her said husband entered into the service as a recruiting sergeant on or about the last day of June 1776, at Dartmouth in the County of Bristol in the state of Massachusetts, in the Marine Company commanded by Captain Silas Deane and went on board the ship Providence Abraham Whipple Commander at the Port of Providence in the state Rhode Island in the Navy of the United States in the War of the Revolution, that he was subsequently promoted to the Office of Second Lieutenant and afterwards to that of first Lieutenant on Board said ship Providence;
The account of the Revolutionary services of the said Stephen Earl her said husband deceased, and the names of the Officers under whom he served and also the circumstances of his services will more fully appear by reference to his declaration for a Pension under the Act of Congress of the 18 th of March 1818: supposed to be on file in the War Office of the United States.
And further she this deponent states, that her husband the said Stephen Earl, deceased, at the time of his death, was a Pensioner of the United States, at the rate of Twenty dollars per month, under the Act

of Congress passed the 18 th March 1818.
Deponent declares that she was married to the said Stephen Earl on the 16 th day of August in the year Seventeen hundred and Eighty-nine; That her husband the aforesaid Stephen Earl, died, on the XXXXX  Eighth day of XXXXX  May A.D. 1834; that she was not married to him prior to his having the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, Seventeen hundred and ninety-four Viz; at the time above stated.
Subscribed and sworn the day and year first above written before me
It is the word "eighth". There is an insertion between the 4 th & 5 th lines given to you, and an erasure on the 5 th line is also the date of part the year alluded on the XXXXX line before second my  XXXXX mark also the word "eighth" is indicated I the undersigned Judge of Probate do hereby certify that the above named applicant, cannot from bodily infirmity attend the court & that she is unable to write her name by reason of a palsied hand -
Geo. V. Root Judge of Probate Common Pleas

State of New York County of Saratoga } s:
On this 24 th day of August 1838, personally appeared before me the undersigned a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in & for the County of Saratoga and State of New York Christopher Earl a resident in Milton in the County of Saratoga in the State of New York who being first duly sworn according to law doth depose and say; that he is Forty two years of age; that Stephen Earl late a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of twenty dollars per month; was his Father, and that Priscilla Earl the applicant for a Pension under the Act of Congress passed the 7 th day of July 1838, is his Mother,
That the annexed, purporting to be the marriage Certificate of deceased Father and Mother, the said Stephen Earl and Priscilla Earl is an original document kept in his Family ever since his earliest recollection or being capable of reading & understanding the contents thereof, and he knows it to be the same, of which the following is a true copy, Viz:
"These May Certify that Mr Stephen Earl and M rs Priscilla Hicks both of West Port were this day joined together in marriage by me,
Lemuel John Justin Pease
"Fiverton August 16 1789
And further he this deponent says that his Father the said Stephen Earl died, at the Town of Milton in the County of Saratoga and State of New York on the eight day of May  November A.D. 1834 and that his Mother the said Priscilla Earl was never afterwards married, but remains the Widow of the said Stephen Earl deceased, and is a resident in the Town of Milton in the County of Saratoga and State of New York,
Subscribed and sworn this day and in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight
Wm. G. Peck. Judge of Saratoga Co. N.Y.
Christopher Earl
And I the said Judge, do hereby certify that the above named Christopher Earl, is to me well known to be a person of a fair reputation or veracity, and that his deposition is entitled to full confidence & credit
Wm. G. Peck. Judge of Saratoga Co. N.Y.

hereby certify that M c Stephen Earl & M c Priscilla Hicks both of West port Was this Day Joined together in Marriage by me Levi Salo Judice Pst Piscata August 16 th 1889.

State of New York County of Saratoga } ss:
I, Alpheus Goodrich, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for said County. Do Certify, That George G Scott before whom the annexed affidavit purports to be sworn by Priscilla Galt, and also before whom the within affidavit purports to be sworn by Christopher Galt, were at the time of the same a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the County of Saratoga in the State of New York, and that the signatures thereto, purporting to be his are genuine.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my seal of office, and subscribed my name this 24 th day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight. Alpheus Goodrich Clerk

sion on file in this Bureau.
DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE. CAPTAIN. COLONEL.      
Battles engaged in,
Residence of soldier at enlistment,
Date of application for pension,
Residence at date of application,
Age at date of application,
Remarks:

6902 marriage Iona
Navy Frigate Providence Rev WIDOW, &c.
May-76 - Mrs. Valney B Grinnell
1907 April 10 List to Mrs. Mary B. Grinnell
18.11
File No. 21,035
1907 April 10 List to Mrs. Mary B. Grinnell
Act: 1907 April 10
Index: — Vol. 1 Page 207
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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1907 April 10 List to Mrs. Mary B. Grinnell

Deeds & mortgages referred to in Stephen Cartly Declaration — properly authenticated

Respecting ap n for continuation, see letter to Hon. John H. Taylor, 23 d Aug t 1827.
12, 131
New York
Stephen Earl
of Providence in the state of New York, who was a Lieutenant in the  of the  regiment commanded by Colonel Whipple of the U.S. Navy for the term of Sixteen Months
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 20 Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 22 nd of June 1819 and sent to Hon.  Henry Harkness Esq r Galway New York
Arrears to 4th of Mar ch 1819 222.58 Semi-ann. all ce ending Sep r 1819 120.00 11 Mo s 31 $342.58
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }

Priscilla Earl, Albany Ill., Oct 1838.
Be pleased to say to what time the pension has been paid.
Pension Office } p 2 to 4 th March 1841 May 19 1842 } JH

Sir
Baltston Spa Jan'y 21 st 1839.
In the case of Mrs. Priscilla Earl widow of Stephen Earl deceased who was a Sergeant Lieut in the War of the Revolution for a Pension under the Act of July 7 1838 a certificate of Pension was issued from the War Office under date of the 5 th October 1838 allowing her a Pension at the rate of One hundred and thirty-three dollars and 33 cents per annum, and it appears, a mistake has occured occurred, in said Certificate as to the date of the death of the said Stephen Earl, that instead of "August 16 1839" as stated therein, it should have stated the 8 th of May 1838, it being the day of his death. That by a copy or extract of the declaration of the said Stephen Earl for a Pension under the Act of March 1818 & May 1820 it appears that he served for the term of One year and ten months. Viz. One year and two months as Lieutenant & 8 months as Sergeant,
If her husband served 8 months as Sergeant Sergeant " " " " 8 14 months as Lieut would she not be entitled to 226 dollars and 66 cts per annum instead of the sum contained in the Certificate, will you have the goodness to transmit to me at this P. Office a Certificate for such amount of Pension as may be found due to the said Priscilla Earl.

The certificate is herewith returned,
I remain
Very Respectfully
your m c O b Serv t
Asa Nash
James S. Edwards Esq r Comm r of Pensions
Washington City

May 19 '42
Miss Earl Nym 38
John Henry WHEAT P.O. Box 100 Washington, D.C.

Understand the act has passed the Congress & became a Law whereby the Widows of Revolution- ary pensioners or Soldiers who drew half pay or full pay under former acts are still entitled to their pension notwithstanding the 5 years have expired but do not know the details of that act one of the Widows Mrs. Cecilia Earl of N.Y. who drew for 5 years has applied to me to assist her in drawing under the first act. Will you inform me what is necessary for her to proceed for her to draw a part of the pension as prepared and enclose a set of forms &c
Yours sincerely A. J. H.
Secretary of War
Hoboken N.J. May 13. 1842

Sir
Ballston Spa August
1838.
Enclosed herewith you will receive the Papers in the Matter of Mrs. Priscilla, Late Widow of Stephen Dake for a Pension under the Act of July 7 1838. which please to Examine and return the decision to me at this P. Office when convenient.
Very Respectfully
Your Mo. Obt Servt Leam. Nash
Hon. J. L. Edwards Com te Pensions

Copy Mortgage of Stephen Earl To Par. Loan Office

Saratoga Loan Office
I certify the within to be a true copy of an original mortgage executed by Stephen Earl to the Commissioners for loaning money of the County of Saratoga on the 22 d day of June 1808. And that the principal & interest due thereon was paid & the mortgage cancelled on the first day of May 1827 —
In witness whereof I have subscribed my name & affixed the loan Office seal to this certificate the first day of September in the year 1827.
John M. Taylor Commissioner

This Indenture , Made the Twenty second Day of
June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eight BETWEEN
Stephen Earl of Providence in the county of Saratoga of the first part, and the Commissioners for loaning Money of the county of Saratoga of the second part, Witnesseth , That the said Stephen Earl
for and in consideration of the Sum of Forty Four Dollars
to him well and truly paid, by the Commissioners aforesaid, hath granted, bargained, sold, aliened, released, enfeoffed and confirmed, and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, alien, release, enfeoff and confirm, to the Commissioners aforesaid, and their successors and assigns forever, ALL that piece of
land situate in the town of Providence being the west moiety of the
lot No 5 of the smaller lots into which lot No 1 of the subdivision of lot No 7.
of the XI general allotment of the Patent of Kayaderosseras is subdivided
beginning at a stake & stones being the northeasterly corner of the
lot lately in the possession of Gabriel Palmer & Nathan Boonwell thence
along the northerly bounds thereof south 73° 40' west 23 chains & 75 links
to the easterly bounds of lot No 6 of the said 21 st allotment, thence south
15° 30' west 42 chains and 10 links, thence north 73° 40' east 23 chains &
75 links to the northwest corner of a lot lately in the possession of
Benjamin Hill thence south thence south  15° 30' east 42 chains and
10 links to the place of beginning containing one hundred acres of land.
Together with all, and all manner of improvements, hereditaments, and appurtenances whatsoever to the same belonging, or in any wise appertaining, and all the estate, right, title, interest, claim and demand whatsoever, of the said Stephen Earl
of, in, and to the above bargained premises, and every part thereof:
To have and to hold the above bargained premises, and every part thereof, with the appurtenances unto the said Commissioners, and their successors and assigns forever, and for the uses and purposes
mentioned in an act of the legislature of the state of New-York, entitled "An act for loaning monies to the citizens of this state;" Provided always , And these presents are upon this condition, That if the said
Stephen Earl his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, shall
pay, or cause to be paid, to the said Commissioners, the interest of the said Sum of Forty Four Dollars
at the rate of seven per cent. per annum, on the first Tuesday of May yearly, and every year, and shall also pay to the said Commissioners, the said principal Sum of Forty Four
Dollars with all the interest then due for the same, when the same shall be by them demanded, at any time after the first Tuesday of May, which will be in the year of our LORD one thousand eight
hundred and fifteen, then the above grant, bargain and sale, and every article and clause thereof, shall be void; but if failure be made in any of the payments above mentioned, then the above bargain and sale is
to remain in full force and virtue; and the said Stephen Earl for himself
heirs and assigns, hereby agree to be absolutely barred of, and from all equity of redemption of the premises, after the expiration of twenty-two days after such failure; and the said Stephen Earl
for himself heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, hereby covenants grants and
agrees to and with the said Commissioners, and their successors, well and truly to pay to them the interest of the said Sum of Forty Four Dollars at the rate aforesaid annually, on the first
Tuesday of May, in every year, and the said principal sum of Forty Four Dollars
with all the interest then due thereon, when demanded as aforesaid, after the first Tuesday of May, which will be in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifteen; And that at the time of sealing

Together with all, and all manner of improvements, hereditaments, and appurtenances whatsoever to the same belonging, or in any wise appertaining, and all the estate, right, title, interest, claim and demand whatsoever, of the said Stephen Earl of, in, and to the above bargained premises, and every part thereof:
To have and to hold the above bargained premises, and every part thereof, with the appurtenances unto the said Commissioners, and their successors and assigns forever, and for the uses and purposes mentioned in an act of the legislature of the state of New-York, entitled "An act for loaning monies to the citizens of this state; Proviso always , And these presents are upon this condition, That if the said Stephen Earl his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, shall
pay, or cause to be paid, to the said Commissioners, the interest of the said Sum of Forty Four Dollars at the rate of seven per cent. per annum, on the first Tuesday of May yearly, and every year, and shall also pay to the said Commissioners, the said principal Sum of Forty Four
Dollars with all the interest then due for the same, when the same shall be by them demanded, at any time after the first Tuesday of May, which will be in the year of our LORD one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, then the above grant, bargain and sale, and every article and clause thereof, shall be void; but if failure be made in any of the payments above mentioned, then the above bargain and sale is to remain in full force and virtue; and the said Stephen Earl for
his heirs and assigns, hereby agree to be absolutely barred of, and from all equity of redemption of the premises, after the expiration of twenty-two days after such failure; and the said Stephen Earl for himself heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, hereby covenants grants and agrees to and with the said Commissioners, and their successors, well and truly to pay to them the interest of the said Sum of Forty Four Dollars at the rate aforesaid annually, on the first Tuesday of May, in every year, and the said principal sum of Forty Four Dollars
with all the interest then due thereon, when demanded as aforesaid, after the first Tuesday of May, which will be in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifteen: And that at the time of sealing and delivering of these presents, the said Stephen Earl lawfully seized of the above bargained premises, of a good, sure, perfect, absolute and indefeasible estate of inheritance; and that the same now are free, and clear of and from all former and other gifts, grants, bargains, sales, liens, judgments, recognizances, dowers, rights of dower, and other incumbrances whatsoever: And also , That the above bargained premises, upon the sale thereof, pursuant to the directions of the said act, will yield the principal and interest aforesaid, remaining unpaid at the time of such sale, and until the first Tuesday of May next, after such sale, together with charges of such sale.
In Witness whereof , the said Stephen Earl has hereunto set his hand and seal the day and year above written.
SEALED AND DELIVERED IN THE PRESENCE OF US.
J. Stewart Ino. R. Paige W. W.
Stephen Earl (L.S.)

Exemplification of a Deed between
Stephen Earl
So
Christopher Earl
of Philip Earl

The Seal of the State of New York by the grace of God free and Independent. To all to whom these presents shall come, greeting. Know ye that we having inspected the record of Deeds remaining in the Clerk's Office of our County of Saratoga do there find a certain Record of a Deed. Recorded in the said Office in the words and figures following to wit:
This Indenture made the sixth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty four. Between Stephen Earl of Providence in County of Saratoga and State of New York of the first part, and Christopher Earl and Philip Earl of Melton County and State aforesaid of the second part. Witnesseth, That the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred dollars of good and lawful money of the United States, to him in hand paid by the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby confessed and acknowledged, hath granted, bargained, sold, remised, released, aliened, and confirmed, and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell, remise, release, alien and confirm unto the said party of the second part, in their actual possession now being, and to his heirs and assigns forever. All that piece or parcel of land, being the south west corner of lot No. six of the Great lot No. one to a hickory lot, N. W. corner of the 2d division of Great lot No. six of the twenty first allotment of the Patent of Kayaenderoras, is subdivided beginning at a stake and stones standing in the east line of Great lot No. six at the north west corner of lot four of said subdivision thence north seventy three degrees and forty nine east twenty three chains and seventy links to a stake and stones thence north fifteen degrees and thirty minutes west eight chains and forty two links to a stake thence south seventy three degrees and forty nine minutes west to the east bounds of lot No. six aforesaid thence south fifteen degrees & thirty minutes west along the same

to the place of beginning containing twenty acres of land be the same more or less and also the privilege of a way in the most convenient place to be selected by the said party of the second part to pass & re pass to and from the hereby granted premises through the aforesaid lot No. five northerly up to the road or highway for themselves their heirs and assigns and all others that may pass and re pass that way to or from said land Together with all and singular the hereditaments and appurtenan- ces thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof, and all the estate, right, title — interest, claim or demand whatsoever of the said party of the first part, either in law or equity, of, in, and to the above bar- gained premises with the said hereditaments and appur- tenances. To have and to hold the said premises above partic- ularly mentioned and described to the said party of the second part, their heirs and assigns to the sole and only, proper use, benefit, and behoof of the said party of the second part, their heirs and assigns forever. And the said party of the first part, for himself, heirs, executors and administrators, doth covenant, grant, promise and agree, to and with the said party of the second part, their heirs and assigns the above bargained premises in the quiet and peaceable possession of the said party of the second part, their heirs and assigns, against all and every person or persons, lawfully or equitably claiming, or to claim the whole or any part thereof will forever warrant & defend — In Witness whereof, the said parties hereunto have interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year first above written. The word "premises" between sixteen the & seventeenth lines was done before execution
Stephen Earl (Seal)
Sealed and delivered in the presence of Sam d . Barker John Barker

Sam d . Barker John Barker
Saratoga County ss. Be it remembered that on the sixth day of Sept. in the year of one thousand eight hundred and twenty four before me Sam d . S. Barker Esq. Commissioner of deeds personally came Stephen Earl to me well known and acknowledged that he signed sealed and delivered the within Instrument as his voluntary act deed for the uses and purposes therein contained & I having examined the said Instrument & finding no material interlineation or erasure but is noted do allow the same to be Recorded.
Sam d . S. Barker Comr.
I Certify the foregoing, deed to be a true copy of the original with the Certificate of the acknowledgment thereof Recorded July 4 th 1825 at 11 o'clock A.M.
Frederick Gilmer Clerk
All which we have by these presents caused to be exemplified and the seal of our said County to be hereunto affixed.
Witness James Thompson Esquire first Judge He at the village of Ballston Spa the seventh day of January 1828.
STEARNS GILMER Clerk

Stephen Earl Esq. To Elijah Robinson Esq. Exemplification of Deed

The People of the State of New York by the Grace of God Free and Independent To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting Know Ye that we having Inspected the Record of Deeds remaining in the Clerk's Office of our County of Saratoga Do there find a certain Record of a Deed Recorded in the said Office in the words and figures following, to wit
This Indenture, made the twenty fourth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven Between Stephen Earl and Fucila his wife of Providence in the County of Saratoga and State of New York of the first part, and Elijah Robinson of the town of Westport in the County of Bristol and State of Massachusetts of the second part. Witnesseth, that the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of eight hundred dollars, money of account of the United States to them in hand paid, at or before the insaling and delivery of these presents, by the said party of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby confessed and acknowledged. Have granted, bargained, sold, aliened, remised, released, conveyed, assured, confirmed and confirmed, And by these presents, Do grant, bargain, sell, alien, remise, release, convey, assure, confirm, fully, freely and absolutely, unto the said party of the second part, and to his heirs and assigns forever. All that lot or piece or parcel of land situate in the town of Providence in County of Saratoga being the north end of the westernmost half part of lot No. five of the subdivision of lot no. one of great lot No. seven of the twenty first allotment of the Patent of Kayaderoseras Bounded as follows beginning at a stake standing in the east line of great lot No. six of said allotment and being the South west corner of lot No. six of lot No. one of Great lot No. seven in said allotment thence south fifteen degrees and thirty minutes east thirty three chains & sixty eight links to a stake thence north seventy three degrees & forty nine minutes east twenty three chains & seventy five links Then north

fifteen degrees and thirty minutes west thirty three chains and sixty eight links to a stake thence south twenty three degrees forty nine minutes west twenty, three chains and twenty, five links to the place of beginning, containing, by estimation eighty acres of land. Together with all and singular their appurtenances, priv- ileges and advantages whatsoever, unto the said above mentioned and described premises in any wise appertaining or belonging, and the reversion and reversions, remainders and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof: And also, all the estate, right, title, interest, property, claim and demand whatsoever as well in law as in equity, of the said parties of the first part, of in and to the same, or any part or parcel thereof, with the appurtenances. So have and to hold the above granted, bargained, sold and described premises, with the appurtenances, unto the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, for their own proper use, benefit and behoof forever. And the said Stephen Earl and Prucella for themselves and their heirs covenant and agree to and with the said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns, to warrant and by these presents covenants to defend the above described and released premises and every part and parcel thereof, to the said party of the second part his heirs and assigns against the said parties of the first part and their heirs and against all other persons whomsoever lawfully claiming the same or any part thereof. In witness whereof, the said parties of the first part, have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written
Stephen Earl (S) Prucella her Earl (S) mark
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us Samuel S. Barker John Allen
State of New York Be it remembered that on the twenty seventh day of April 1827 before me Samuel S. Barker Com- missioner of the Court personally came Stephen Earl and Prucella his wife persons to me well known and also known to be

the persons described in the within Instrument, and that executed the same and acknowledged that they, respectively, executed this Instrument as their voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein contained and I examined the said Priscilla wife of the said Stephen Hart apart from her husband and she acknowledged that she signed, sealed and delivered the same, voluntarily and without fear, threat or compulsion from her husband and I have examined the said Instrument and find no material interlineation or erasure and allow the same to be recorded.
Samuel S. Barton Com.
I certify the foregoing deed to be a true copy of the original with the certificate of the acknowledgment hereof recorded May first, 1827 at half past three o'clock P.M. Edward Fuller Clerk
All of which we have by these presents caused to be exemplified and the seal of our said County to be hereunto affixed.
Witness James Thompson Esquire first Judge etc. at the village of Ballston Spa the seventh day of January A.D. 1828
Anna Palmer Clerk

I have known Stephen Earl within mentioned 18 or 20 years as a hard working, economical, honest old man. I think him incapable of practicing a fraud & know him none to be very poor.
Samuel L. Barker Esq. I have known from my childhood. He has been in my years a respectable magistrate of Providence the town in which Earl resides.
Anson Brown Esq is an attorney & counsellor of good standing in the village. These papers were put into my hands by the clerk by direction of Stephen Earl to be forwarded to the Secy of War. Ballston Spa Aug. 19. 1827.
John W. Taylor

The People of the State of New York by the Grace of God Free and Independent To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting Know ye that we having inspected the Record of Mortgages remaining in the Clerk's Office of our County of Saratoga do then find a certain Record of a Mortgage Recorded in the said Office in the words and figures fol- lowing to wit:
This Indenture, made the eighth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty six Between Stephen Earl of Providence County of Saratoga State of N. York of the first part, and Barney Nickerson West Port County of Bristol State of Massachusetts & Gordon Earl of Colchester County of Mass. of the second part, Witnesseth, That the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of Seven hundred and thirty five dollars money of account of the United States, to him in hand paid by the said parties of the second part, the receipt whereof is hereby confessed and acknowledged, hath granted, bargained, sold, released, aliened and confirmed, and by these presents, doth grant, bargain, sell, release, alien and confirm unto the said parties of the second part, and to their heirs and assigns, All that certain piece or parcel of land, situate lying and being in the town of Providence in the County of Saratoga being the north end of the westernmost half part of lot No. five of the subdivision of lot No. one of Great lot No. seven in the twenty first allotment of the Patent of Kayaderosseras bounded as follows beginning at a stake standing in the east line of Great lot No. six of said allotment & being southwest corner of lot No. six of lot No. 1 of Great lot No. 7 in said allotment thence south fifteen degrees and thirty minutes east twenty one chains and five links thence north seventy three degrees & forty nine minutes east twenty three chains & seventy five links to a stake and stone thence north fifteen degrees & thirty minutes west twenty one

chains and five links to a stake standing in the north line of lot No. five c which lies a part line along the north boundary of South seventy three degrees & forty nine minutes west twenty three chains & seventy five links to the place of Beginning containing fifty acres of land Together with all and Sin- gular the hereditaments therein or any way belonging, and the use and possession, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof. To have and to hold the said premises hereby released & confirmed, with the appurtenances, unto the said parties of the second part, and to the sole and only forever use, benefit and behoof of the said parties of the second part, their heirs and assigns, forever. Provided always, and these presents are upon this express condition that if the said Stephen Earl his heirs, executors and administrators, do and shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid unto the said parties of the second part, their certain attorney or attorneys, heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, the sum of four hundred & thirty five dollars and ninety one cents in the manner particularly specified in the condition of a certain bond or obligation, bearing even date herewith executed by the said Stephen Earl to the said parties of the second part, that then and from thenceforth these presents and every thing herein con- tained shall cease and be void, anything herein contained to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding. But in case default shall be made in the payment of all or any part of said prin- cipal sum of four hundred & thirty five dollars and ninety one cents or the interest thereof, at the time or times when the same ought to be paid as aforesaid, that then and in such case, the said party of the first part, for himself heirs executors and administrators, doth covenant, grant, promise and agree to and with the said parties of the second part their heirs, executors administrators and assigns that it shall and may be lawful for the said parties of the second part, their heirs, executors, administra- tors or assigns, at any time or times thereafter to sell and dispose of the said premises hereby granted or any part or parts

thereof at public vendue to any person or persons whomsoever and on such sale to make, sign, seal and deliver any deed or deeds of conveyance in the law for the said premises, or the part thereof so sold, to the purchaser or purchasers, his heirs their heirs and assigns forever, and out of the moneys arising from such sale or sales to keep and retain in their hands the said sum of $135,391 cents with the interest thereon, together with all costs, charges or expenses that it shall or may be due, accrue, arise or pass by reason or on account of such sale or sales, and the overplus money (if there be any) shall when demanded, be paid to the said party of the first part, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns. In witness whereof the said parties have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written
Stephen Earl (Seal)
Sealed & delivered in the presence of Samuel S Barker John Allen between the twelfth & thirteenth line from the top was interlined the words "and forty nine minutes" and the fourteenth line erased before execution.
Saratoga County ss. Be it remembered that on the ninth day of March in the year one thousand eight hundred & twenty six before me Samuel S Barker Commissioner under the act of the 17th of April 1823, personally came Stephen Earl a person to me well known and acknowledged that he signed, sealed & delivered the within instrument as his voluntary act and deed for the use and purpose therein mentioned. I knowing him to be the same person described in & executed this Indenture and having examined the same and find no material interlineations or erasures but what are noted before execution. Samuel S Barker Commissioner
I Certify the foregoing Mortgage to be a true Copy of the original with the Certificate of the acknowledgment thereof Recorded May 16 th 1826. at forty five minutes past seven o'clock A.M.
Andrew D. Sleeper
Notary Public
All of which we have by these presents caused to be exemplified and the seal of our said County to be hereunto

affixed
Witness James Thompson Esquire first Judge of the Court of Common pleas of the County of Saratoga at the Village of Ballston Spa the seventh day of January 1828
THOMAS PALMER Clerk

George ... was in ... as
... Attorney for
The Plaintiff in the above entitled cause being duly sworn deposeth and saith that on the first day of May one thousand eight hundred and thirty ... this deponent received from ... the sum of two hundred and seventy one dollars and five cents with the interest on the same from the first day of January last being the amount due on the judgment rendered in the above entitled cause
Sworn & subscribed the 12 th
day of June 1821 before me S. ...
J. ... Commissioner etc

Providence June 4 th 1827
At the Request of Stephen Earl I give the following Narrative in the form of an affidavit respecting the Disposal of his Property since 1822 as far as has come to my knowledge and where I have given the Dates it is from Memorandums but the Conversations are from Memory and if not in the same words is in substance to the same purport to the best of my knowledge & belief
In May 1822 the Deponent was called to the house of Stephen Earl the Person named in the annexed application. For a to write his will and in giving me directions he stated that he had agreed with two of his sons viz David & Philip given and had up possession of his Land and his Live Stock with his farming utensils and they were to manage the business and provide for himself and his wife during their lives and at their decease it was to be theirs. Philip & David's property and he made & executed a Testament to that effect and delivered the same for safe keeping to me and in June October 1824 he the said Stephen called at my office to have a Deed wrote & told me that his son Christopher by agreement with David had taken on himself to fulfil David's part of the above mentioned agreement and they Christopher & Philip were about to build a sawmill and wanted a Title for 20 acres of the Land as they were going to lay out their Money on it and the said Stephen told me he had concluded to give them a title for 20 acres as it was all intended for them & then asked him if he had the agreement in writing & he told me he had not for he put so much confidence in his sons that he did not fear their wronging him. I made no comment but wrote the Deed for the 20 acres of Land and he executed and acknowledged it in my presence. In August 1825 the said Stephen Earl came to me and asked to have his Will for he was going to Delaware it was told me his sons Christopher & Philip had arranged him out of it and now they entirely refused to fulfil their contract with him after they had got 20 acres of his land and in the mean time had divers ways disposed of more than one half of his cattle & sheep and one horse and the obligations that Christopher had taken up he held against him and demanded payment and further stated his disappointment was so great and his affairs thrown into such confusion that he did not know what course to take. About 2 nd of March 1826 I received a letter from Patrick Earl of Pittsburgh in the County of Allegheny Pa containing a sum of money Note the interest & principal amounted to $282.90 against the said Stephen Earl requesting me to have the same secured as soon as and in a short time after and before I saw the said Stephen & Mr Allen Agent for Barry Hicks of Westport

In the State of Massachusetts I executed another Obligation against him Interest and Principal about $153 Dollars to be secured also by Mort- gage and I called on the said Stephen and he consented to give them together a Mortgage of 20 Acres of his farm and I think the next day Mr. Christopher Carl called on me with a claim against his father for about $240 Dollars and wished me to speak to the said Stephen to get that sum secured at the same time that his father executed the Mortgage to the others and I spoke to the said Stephen on the subject but he refused to do any thing in that way and added that in justice now owed him and that he got satisfaction for the 20 Acres of Land he claim- ed he would never have any thing more of him but he would submit the matter to arbitration which was shortly after agreed to by the father and the arbitration Bonds were executed in my presence to submit the whole controversy to Isaac Dyer Peter Sprague & Samuel Dyer - and the Parties with their Council & witnesses met at the house of Jacob Johnson in May following and the Arbitrators made all present & then and they went on as an inquiry by examining witnesses on the part of the said Stephen as complainant and after hearing some of the witnesses the said Christopher his Council moved to have the further Trial post. of to give him time as he alleged to procure some other wit- ness and the cause was adjourned and before the time for the Arbi- trament came the said Christopher called at my office and served me with a notice of a revocation of the said Bonds and paid me for any services as reference and informed me that he had served the other Parties with the like notice and also his father Stephen Carl and had tendered him payment for his costs which he said his father then refused to receive - some few months after that Stephen Carl informed me that Christopher had commenced a suit against him on that claim - and I further certify that I have been ac- quainted with the said Stephen Carl for more than 20 years and have always regard him an honest upright man in all his dealings as far as has come to my knowledge he has been owing some considerable debts even since he moved to this place for his purchase - 16 - and I am feel confident he has not fraudulently or unjustly disposed of one cent of his property in order to obtain an unfair advantage.
Samuel S. Barker

State of Kentucky Marshall Co. Ky.
I certify that the within copy of the foregoing is a true copy of the original now on file in my office and that the same contains all the words therein contained as they were therein written -
Given under my hand at the office of the County Clerk of Marshall Co. Ky.
I have known Stephen Earl within the last 18 or 20 years as a hard working economical honest old man. I think him incapable of practicing fraud to any person more so to the very poor. I know Samuel J. Barker Esq. I have known him from my childhood. He has been for many years a respectable magistrate of Powderly Co. Ky. the town in which Earl resides.
Anson Brown Esq. is an attorney & Counsellor of good standing in this village. Three papers were put into my hands by the Clerk by direction of Stephen Earl to be forwarded to the Sec'y of War. Ballston Spa Aug. 19. 1827.
John M. Jay Esq.

State of New York } before me personally came Pardon Earl Jefferson County ss. } who being duly sworn, deposes and saith That about Twenty years ago in this deponent let Mr. Stephen Earl have a horse and money amounting to sixty dollars for which the said Stephen gave this deponent a note. That this deponent let the said Stephen Earl have money at several different times afterwards amounting in the whole together with the said note, to the sum of Two hundred Eighty two Dollars and Twenty two cents for which this deponent received a note of the said Stephen Earl dated the Twenty six day of August 1825. and when the said note was paid in the principle and interest amounted to Three Hundred and some Dollars and Twenty cents. which amount was paid on the order of this deponent, by John E. Hume as Agent for the said deponent in May 1827. and further this deponent saith not.
Sworn and acknowledged before me at Ellisburgh the Twelfth day of February 1827.
Sylvanus B. Cummings
State of New York, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON,
I, Henry M. Sherwood, Clerk of the
County of Jefferson, Do hereby Certify, That Sylvanus B. Ellis whose name is subscribed to the Certificate of the proof acknowledgement of the annexed affidavit  subpoena or last account in writing, and thereon written, was, on the day of the date of said Certificate, a COMMISSIONER in and for the county aforesaid, dwelling in said county, commissioned and sworn, and duly authorised by law, to take such affidavit  the proof and acknowledgement of Deeds, and dis- charges of Mortgages, &c. And further, that I am acquainted with the hand writing of the said Commissioner, and verily believe that the signature of "Sylvanus B. Ellis" subscribed to said Certificate, is the proper hand writing of the said Commissioner.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said County, the 14 day of February 1827.
H. M. Sherwood, Clerk By M. Sherwood Cl. ff. 01

I certify that in the 1800 or there abouts, I loaned to Stephen Earl $100 in cash, and took his note for the same, afterwards in the years 1816 I loaned him $55 more and took his note, about one year after I received of the said Stephen Earl $70 and he took the old notes up and gave me one for the Balance, in the years 1819 I received from the said Earl a note valued at $100 - and Indorsed that Sum on his Note, in 1822 October 12 th the Balance due me on said and Interest was $191.05 - at which time I delivered the Note to John Allen, to collect for me - and charged him with it on my Book - and on the 20 th of November following I received from the said John Allen by mail $60 on account of said Note - Some time in the winter last past there was due me from the said Stephen Earl, on account of the said Note & Interest about $162 - at which time I assigned the same to Isaac G. Brewster and received my money, Barney Hicks Westport November 23 rd 1822
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Bristol ss - Westport Nov 24. 1822
Then personally appeared the above named Barney Hicks and made Oath that the above statement by him signed is true - before me Nathan C. Brattle Justice of the Peace

83 3/4 N.Y. 7 July 1838.
Aug 29
The Honorable
J. S. Edwards
Grand Pension
Washington City
D. C.

Sept 24
For the Pension Office
The Hon. Lewis Cass
FREE
Secretary of War
Washington City
D. C.

Boston Apr 24th 1832
I am requested to forward to the Department of War the Enclosed Affidavit of Stephen Gandy late a Lieutenant in the Navy of the United States.
Pray the goodness to examine his paper and if he is entitled under the Act of Congress passed 7 June 1832 to an increase Pension please give the necessary Instructions how to obtain it & return the affidavit now enclosed also Please state the sum he will be entitled to annually under the said Act, as early as convenient & I am Very much obliged
Your Obedient Servant
Baron Wash

11th March 1828
From Rev. J. Taylor

House of Representatives March 4. 1828
Sir
The Papers of Stephen Earl are now returned with the certificates & exemplification required.
Very respectfully
Your obedt servt John W. Taylor
J. L. Edwards Esq

Thos J. M. Taylor
James L. Edwards Esq Pension Office Dept of War. Washington City.
Continue
per: to com: June 27. 1828

Ballston Spa N.Y. June 27. 1828
Sir
Your letter to me of the 6 th March 1828 requiring some further explanations in regard to the Revolutionary Pension claim of Stephen Earl was transmitted to him shortly after it came to my hands. Owing to the injury described in his affidavit his life was despaired of & nothing further done until a few days since. He is now an object of distress & commiseration. Samuel T. Barker Esq whose affidavit also is enclosed & who has long known him well, informs me & I have no doubt correctly that Earl is utterly destitute of property, considerably in debt, & under necessity of going to the Poor House for support unless he gets his Pension. I consider him strictly entitled to his Pension & hope the enclosed affidavits will be found satisfactory.
Very respectfully
Yours obediently
John W. Taylor
James L. Edwards Esq
P.S. Please direct your answer to me

State of New York
County of Saratoga p. Stephen Earl of the Second Wiltshire in the County of Saratoga and State of New York do hereby certify that he is the same Stephen Earl mentioned in the Certificate issued by the Secretary of War, of which the following is a true copy to wit,
War Department
Revolutionary Claims
Whereby that, in conformity with the Act of the United States of the 15 th of March 1818,
Stephen Earl late a Lieutenant in the Navy of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the New York Agency at the Rate of Twenty dollars per month, to commence on the first day of April, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.
Given at the War Office of the United States, this Seventy second day of June, one thousand eight hundred and nineteen.
J. S. Edwards in the absence and in behalf of the Secretary of War
He further states that after the passing of the Act requiring a schedule to be made his pension was discontinued until the 27 th June 1828 when on application to the War Office his name was re- inserted on the Pension Roll, as will appear by the letter of which the following is a copy
War Department

Pension Office, July 3 rd 1828
Sir
You are hereby informed that the schedule of your or your property has been examined and the Secretary of War has directed your name to be continued on the Pension Roll for the Agency of the State of New York.
You will be paid at the ensuing semi-annual payment in September next, the sum that may be then due from the 27 th June 1828 agreeably to the act of the 1 st March 1823.
I am respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
James L. Edwards
That he in list & entered into the service of the United States as the Seaman of Dartmouth in the County of Bristol in the State of Massachusetts, as a recruiting Sergeant for one year in June 1776 under Captain Silas Deyo of the ship Providence in the State of Rhode Island & went on Board of said ship Providence, Captain Abraham Whipple Commander at the Port of Providence in the State of Rhode Island in the Navy of the United States & was promoted & went as Lieutenant on Board of said ship, as will more fully appear by the Declaration on file in the Department of War.
Subscribed & sworn to the 15 th day of September 1832 before me
A. Goodrich Justice
Stephen Earl

State of New York Saratoga County ss. Thomas Palmer Clerk of the County of Saratoga do certify that with Alpheus Goodrich before whom the foregoing & annexed Affidavit purports to have been sworn was at the date of the same, one of the Justices of the peace in & for the County of Saratoga, and that I am acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit to be his proper hand writing & signature. Witness my hand & Seal of Office the Eighteenth day of September 1832
Thomas Palmer (Clerk)

I hereby Certify that I kept a Store in the Vicinity of the Residence of Stephen Earl and have been intimately acquainted with the Transactions & Contracts between Stephen Earl & his Sons Christopher & Philip Earl as respects his Support and have as I consider a good Chance to know something in regard to Stephen Earl's Support through the means of his Sons Philip & Christopher and from the best Evidence that I can obtain from my Books & other means on the Subject I have no hesitation in believing there has been had for and during the time of their undertaking the Support Stephen Earl & Wife between Seventy & one Hundred dollars furnished and have been paid by Christopher & Philip Earl for their furnished out of my Store for Stephen Earl's Family -
Catharine W. Swan
Sworn and Subscribed before at Galway the 26 th June 1828
Samuel D. Baker
Commission to take Affidavits

I certify that some time in March last Stephen Earl called at my house and showed me a communication from the Denton office relative to his claim and requested me to state to the summary what I knew respecting the money borrowed from Barney Hicks but in a few days after and before I had made made my statement Capt. Earl was severely wounded by the kick of a horse in his head and was not expected to live for a long time therefore I did not make any statement to that effect until he called on me again a few days past for the affidavit which I state as follows
More than 20 years past and shortly after Stephen Earl purchased a farm in this place John Cronk (of whom a husband) put in my hand some obligations against Stephen Earl to be collected as they became due and after the last payment became due there was a balance due from said Earl that he could not then satisfy in then told me he expected to have the amount of that balance from Barney Hicks as soon as a safe conveyance for the money presented and I procured the money to be paid to Cronk and held the said obligation for security and some time after Capt. Earl paid me the balance and took up his obligation and I was told by the conversation that the money came from Barney Hicks for then the deposit said not
Providence June 28 th 1828
Conrad V. Baker
Sworn and subscribed before me at Providence June 29 th 1828
John Barker Justice

If my Affidavit be sufficient may I claim to a Pension States that what I owed to Gordon Earl was for labor it must be a mistake of my former that I owe them for me and how I could have that had over and not discover the error is very strange to me for I never gave him the amount in their words nor even meant to represent it in that way nor do I think the error an intentional one I borrowed the money of Gordon at several times when I was in want of money and I was distressed and could not pay him as I intended and I should have remained in this explanation immediately after I received your communication through Mr. Saylor in a few days I was kicked by a horse in my face and were taken up for dead and have totally lost the sight of one eye and the other is dimmed and was long used to my hand but will be of no use that I have separated all my little from it with a few exceptions and am now in debt and have given up hope of getting and am now destitute of the means for a living and if I do not of a pension have a very strong prospect but must submit to fate with regard to 20 acres of land conveyed to Christopher Earl & Philip I have only etc that I placed confidence in my son & they have taken advantage of it and left me without a remaining
Stephen Earl
Sworn and subscribed before me the 27th Day of June 1829
Samuel S. Barker Commissioner of Affidavits

State of New York } Saratoga County } on the 22 nd day of December in the year 1827 Personally appeared Stephen Earl before me Samuel J. Dackes Justice of the Peace and made solemn oath that the facts and statements to the Court on the 30 th of May Last in his application to be restored to the Pension list of the Revolutionary War contains all the charges, false or dis- tributions of his real or personal property owned by him on the 1 st day of May 1820 or any time since to best of his knowledge, information & belief.
Stephen Earl
Sworn & subscribed before me at Providence the day of December 1827 Samuel J. Dackes Justice

State of N. York } Seneca County }
on the 21 st day of December 1827 before me
Samuel D. Barker Justice of Peace personally came Stephen Potter Executor of the last will of David Stephen Potter a widow in said County and made solemn affirmation that on the 15 th day of October 1822 he received from Stephen Potter of Providence by the hand of David Earl a pair of B year old Steers at 36 Dollars to discharge a bill of $20-14 cents Due to the said Dr Potter for attending Medicine in the family of the said Stephen Potter as this Discharge was requested and paid them the sum Plus
Subscribed before me at Providence the date above mentioned
Stephen Potter
Samuel D. Barker Justice

John Allen of Providence in County of Providence & State of Rhode Island before me, that he was at Westport, Massachusetts in the month of October in the year 1823 & Bony Hicks of Westport aforesaid gave him an Obligation against Stephen Earl the Applicant for about one hundred & fifty Dollars on there about which Obligation Bony Hicks wanted this Deponent to collect and shortly after this Deponent returned - and here he called on Stephen Earl the Applicant for the amount of said Obligation and Mr Earl and his son paid sixty Dollars which endorsed on the Obligation and this De- -ponent paid the money to Bony Hicks by Note and the Obligation returned in Deponent's hand without any further Payment until March in the year 1826 this Deponent re- -ceived a Letter from Bony Hicks to have the aforesaid Debt secured by Mortgage if Money was not paid up and this Deponent then demanded of him Earl this De- -ponent the Applicant and he Executed a Mortgage joint- -ly to Bony Hicks & to Norton Earl of Ellsbury in the County of Essex who had sent a Note to this Deponent to be collected or secured by way of Mortgage amounting to two hundred & eighty two Dollars on there about and in April 1827 this Deponent received on the above mentioned described Mortgage as Agent for Norton Earl for Prin- -cipal & Interest $304-20 and for Bony Hicks $165-03 and this Deponent paid the sum of $165-03 to the order of Norton Earl to Joseph Allen and this Deponent paid over the order of Bony Hicks $165-03 to Isaac Brewster for that this Deponent's with me.
John Allen
Taken and subscribed before me at Providence Nov 19th 1827
Samuel S. Barker Commissioner to take affidavits &c.

State of New York, in the 28th Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty seven before me personally appeared Christopher Earl and made known unto me that on or about 12 years ago I had from Allen King Esq. 100 Paid about three years past to John Luce $60 Paid to David Earl in the year 1822 about $100 to discharge a Debt held by E. Alvord for a Note against Stephen Earl brought by said Alvord from Barney Nickle of Liverpool Connecticut County. Paid to Melchior Kemming of the City of New York about $30 and in the year 1827 together with several small Debts to others which together with the interest due on said Debts obtained a Judgment against the said Stephen Earl before the Court of Common Pleas of said County at the May term last for $277 or there about in all.
When I submitted before me I found that in the above Note Christopher Earl David Barker Justice

State of New York Saratoga County ss. I Thomas Salmon Clerk of the County of Saratoga Do hereby certify that Samuel B. Barker was at the time a Commissioner and a Justice of the peace in and for the County of Saratoga at the time of taking the within and annexed affidavits and that the signature of Samuel B. Barker subscribed to the several of the said affidavits is in his hand writing
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seal of the County of Saratoga the 8 th day of January, 1828
Thomas Salmon Clerk
For the County of Saratoga Samuel B. Barker

Efficiently and thoughtfully has step forward
Stephen Earle, Providence.
76 to 78
Lieutenant Charles Angate Providence
Admiral

I graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1846. I enlisted as a Marine on board the United States Frigate Columbia commanded by James M. Whipple in which company of Marines, Stephen  Boyle , Thomas  Dent , James  M.  Whipple , John  St. John  Hopkins then sergeant  Boyle  Dent  Hopkins in company of Boyle  Dent  Hopkins  and  the  State  of  New  York , and  an  Officer  of  the  Marines , and  discharged  from  Sergeant  to  lieutenant . I saw an order from Lieut. Mathews  containing  for  the  discharge  of  the  sergeant  Boyle , and  on  board  during  the  discharge  of  the  sergeant  Boyle , and  I  left  him  on  board , and  how  long  he  remained  afterwards  I  was  not  able  to  declare .
Newport, R.I. at  the  time  of  the  discharge  of  the  sergeant  Boyle , and  I  left  him  on  board , and  how  long  he  remained  afterwards  I  was  not  able  to  declare .
Before me
James M. Whipple  Presid  Gen. Court  Martial  on  board  the  United  States  Ship  Columbia

State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
Know all men by these presents: That the undersigned was then for the County of Newport in the State aforesaid. We certify that Thomas Dyer Esq. whose signature is affixed to this certificate is a true and lawful Common Pleas in and for the County of Newport aforesaid legally appointed and qualified according to the laws of the State to the said County and that the said Thomas Dyer was at the time of signing the same is true and lawful Judge given to all men of this our seal
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hands and affixed the seal of the Court.
Witnesseth this 26th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
H. G. Brantley

I Benjamin Knight of Providence in the county of Providence do hereby certify that the within is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in the office of the Secretary of the Navy at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C. in the year 1896 in the year 1796 commanded by Master Whipple in capacity of officer and assistant midshipman on board said Frigate for twelve months and until further discharge.
On Board which Frigate Stephen Galt then of Boston with the said Master Whipple, midshipman of Providence county of New Jersey and State of New York. Served as an Officer of Marine, and continued as such midshipman for the term of twelve months on board said Ship, and was on board at the time of her capture and continued on board afterwards but for about twenty days after which he was not with the ship.
Benjamin Knight his mark X
Witnesseth that at Providence in said county the 11th day of September 1897. I have hereunto affixed my hand and seal and do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original now on file in the office of the Secretary of the Navy at the Navy Yard in Washington D.C. in the year 1897. Taken before me.
J. W. M. President of the Court of the Navy Yard at Washington D.C.

State of the Republic of Peru and Ecuador
My dear Sir, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th inst. and in reply to inform you that the same has been forwarded to the proper authorities for their consideration. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, [Signature]
Is that correct, or have I misunderstood you? I am sure that the last of the words you have just had the story of Stephen's last lightning has been understood by all.
Hyland

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Feb. 4, 1900.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Prisons, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir, -
Will you kindly furnish me with the military history of Stephen Earl, a soldier of the Revolutionary War. You furnished such a military history to Mrs. Voelz of Bridge on Jan. 20th, 1900, which I mention to you as possibly being of assistance to you in this matter. If there is any charge for the service, kindly inform me and I will remit at once.
Yours very truly
Mrs. Vinc E. Chapell
U.S. Marshal, etc. and a good official certificate.

3-871.
RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by L. D. L.
Claim No.
Certificate No.
Claimant
Soldier Stephen Earl
Service
Additional Service Reo-War
No claim, State records , 190
No claim, combination records , 190
REMARKS:
No claim, except W-#21035

Grinnell, Ia. June 18 th 1892 Mrs. Mary A. Brundage
My Great Grandfather was Stephen  Earl was an Officer in the Navy at the time of the Revolution war - He enlisted I think either near Providence R.I. - or (Harpswell) near Westport-Mass -
I wish to know the fact - Will you kindly tell me where to find records or to whom to write - Thanking you in advance - Please address Mrs. Mary A. Brundage
Grinnell, Iowa